Design, development and analysis of onion cold storage system

India is the second largest producer of onion. In India, onions are cultivated under the tropical areas, where nearly about half of cultivated onions damage out of their total production because of certain losses which can be avoided by temperature and humidity control. Thus, our aim is to design pr...

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Main Authors: Joshi, Mukund, Choudhari, Aniket, Dixit, Omkar, Yadav, Mayuri, Raibhole, V. N., Deshpande, Harshad
Format: Conference Proceeding
Language:English
Subjects:
Cold storage
Design analysis
Design modifications
Flow distribution
Freshness
Heat transmission
Moisture control
Onions
Refrigeration
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Summary:India is the second largest producer of onion. In India, onions are cultivated under the tropical areas, where nearly about half of cultivated onions damage out of their total production because of certain losses which can be avoided by temperature and humidity control. Thus, our aim is to design proper and adequate storage, which will bring relief to the farmer. Refrigeration is important technique by which, we can store fresh food and vegetables to maintain their freshness for long life. This study includes various aspects of design, analysis and modification of storage, which also contain all standard refrigeration principle and heat load factor, which are generally considered for design of cold storage. The capacity of cold storage is fifty Tones and heat load obtained for the same is 26.11 TR. The CFD analysis was done to obtain velocity flow pattern inside the storage along with the analysis of heat flow to the surroundings.
ISSN:0094-243X
1551-7616
DOI:10.1063/5.0080344